Where does “około-” come from?

około- (Polish) comes from Polish około, from Old Polish około, from Proto-Slavic okolo, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

około- (Polish): appended to adjectives to indicate location near or a circular motion around something, circum-, peri

Definitions

  1. appended to adjectives to indicate location near or a circular motion around something, circum-, peri

Ancestry of “około-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishokołodenotes inexactitude of location; near, about, around
2Old Polishokołoaround
3Proto-Slavicokoloaround
4Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “około-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic okolo →